

So this is why the Crew 2 has no functioning mirrors at all in FPS view, in any car and instead shows a messy blur of a repeating texture like it's a gif. So this is why the much more technologically advanced Crew 2's headlights are non-functional it's essentially a half transparent white texture triangle you push ahead of yourself. I might do more at another time.)Īh so that's why chrome actually reflects the enviroment in Forza while it's a fake mess of a texture in the Crew 2.


(I will add that I feel I can make some more comparisons through different areas, so this isn't a complete test, just one done out of curiosity. Shine test: NFS 2015 > Payback > The Crew 2 Night test: NFS 2015 > The Crew 2 > Payback This may be due to a lower Gamma on my end but that has little effect on the shadow and shine emitted. NFS 2015 has a good realistic shadow under the car, and the reflection is dim enough to still have a car partially in darkness with a much darker night.

Payback suffers from hard lighting not only on the car but on the ground too, having the dimmest shadow under the car. NFS 2015 is definitely the best allrounder for nighttime, coming first in Night test (mainly due to its set time thus removing the problem of time change graphical limitations) and in Shine test (due to wet texture reflection and a much more broad amount of shine brightness.) If you look at the shine tests, you can see that The Crew 2 has a good shine but the car and area around it is still very much brighter than its counterparts (that is as dark as night can get, due to a brighter moon emittance.) (NFS 2015 can alter between raining and no rain depending on location) One thing I noticed that Payback didn't have that the others had was clouds, and I noticed how much a difference that made it can get pretty boring having a clear sky all the time, especially only having one effect of weather. Even then, I'd have to choose Payback since it allows for a better shine quality. However, both have their issues on the Shine test, as The Crew 2 has hardly any shading and Payback has, in some cases, too much shading. Plus it also beats it on both times of day due to having a higher amount of reflection and shine. If you look at the Day test, Crew has a softer shadow effect and a heavier light effect than Payback. The Crew 2 may look very cartoonish in style, but for me thats more aesthetically pleasing than Payback. Thanks for the comments guys! I'll be sure to try some other comparisons soon, like Horizon 3 and 4 and Crew 1.
